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years no� �for one yeardo you know what I should have done�拭�Some day 

it would have been too much for me。 I should have left these savages to a 

pastor nearer their own level�察�and I should have ridden down this canyon 

upon my mule�察�and stepped on board the barkentine�察�and gone back to my 

proper   sphere。 You   will   understand�察  �sir�察  �that   I   am   far   from   venturing   to 

make      any   personal     comment。      I  am    only    thinking    what    a   world    of 

difference   lies   between   natures   that   can   feel   as   alike   as   we   do   upon   so 

many subjects。 Why�察�not since leaving New Orleans have I met any one 

with   whom   I   could   talk�察  �except   of   the   weather   and   the   brute   interests 

common to us all。 That such a one as you should be here is like a dream。; 

     ;But it is not a dream�察─�said the Padre。 

     ;And�察  �sirpardon   me   if   I   do   say   thisare   you   not   wasted   at   Santa 

Ysabel del Mar�拭�I have seen the priests at the other missions。 They are 

the   sort   of   good   men   that   I   expected。   But   are   you   needed   to   save   such 

souls as these�拭─�

     ;There is no aristocracy of souls�察─�said the Padre�察�again whispering。 

     ;But the body and the mind� ─�cried Gaston。 ;My God�察�are they nothing�拭�

Do you think that they are given to us for nothing but a trap�拭�You cannot 

teach   such     a   doctrine   with   your   library   there。   And   how   about   all   the 

cultivated     men    and    women      away    from    whose     quickening     society    the 

brightest of us grow numb�拭�You have held out。 But will it be for long�拭�Are 

you never to save   any souls of   your own kind�拭�Are   not twenty  years   of 

mesclados       enough�拭     �No�察   �no� ─   �finished    young     Gaston�察    �hot   with    his 

unforeseen   eloquence�察   �I   should   ride   down   some   morning   and   take   the 

barkentine。; 

     Padre Ignacio was silent for a space。 

     ;I have not offended you�拭─�asked the young man。 

     ;No。   Anything   but   that。   You   are   surprised   that   I   shouldchooseto 

stay here。 Perhaps you may have wondered how I came to be here at all�拭─�



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    ;I had not intended any impertinent; 

    ;Oh    no。  Put   such  an  idea  out  of  your   head�察 �my   son。  You   may 

remember that I was going to make you a confession about my operas。 Let 

us sit down in this shade。; 

    So they picketed the mules near the stream and sat down。 



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                                             IV 



     You have seen�察─�began Padre Ignacio�察 �what sort of a man Iwas once。 

Indeed�察�it seems very strange to myself that you should have been here not 

twenty´four hours yet�察�and know so much of me。 For there has come no 

one else at all;the Padre paused a moment and mastered the unsteadiness 

that he had felt approaching in his voice;there has been no one else to 

whom I have talked so freely。 In my early days I had no thought of being a 

priest。 By parents destined me for a diplomatic career。 There was plenty of 

money   andand   all   the   rest   of   it�察  �for   by   inheritance   came   to   me   the 

acquaintance of many people whose names you would be likely to have 

heard of。 Cities�察�people of fashion�察�artiststhe whole of it was my element 

and my choice�察�and by´and´by I married�察�not only where it was desirable�察�

but   where   I   loved。   Then   for   the   first   time   Death   laid   his   staff   upon   my 

enchantment�察�and I understood many things that had been only words to 

me hitherto。 To have been a husband for a year�察�and a father for a moment�察�

and    in  that  moment      to  lose   allthis  unblinded     me。   Looking     back�察  �it 

seemed   to   me   that   I   had   never   done   anything   except   for   myself   all   my 

days。 I left the world。 In due time I became a priest and lived in my own 

country。 But my worldly experience and my secular education had given 

to my opinions a turn too liberal for the place where my work was laid。 I 

was soon advised concerning this by those in authority over me。 And since 

they  could   not   change   me   and   I   could   them�察  �yet   wished   to   work   and   to 

teach�察�the New World was suggested�察�and I volunteered to give the rest of 

my life to missions。 It was soon found that some one was needed here�察�and 

for this little place I sailed�察�and to these humble people I have dedicated 

my   service。   They   are   pastoral   creatures   of   the   soil。   Their   vineyard   and 

cattle days are apt to be like the sun and storm around themstrong alike 

in   their   evil   and   in   their   good。   All   their   years   they   live   as   children 

children with men's passions given to them like deadly weapons�察�unable to 

measure the harm their impulses may bring。 Hence�察�even in their crimes�察�

their hearts will generally open soon to the one great key of love�察�while 

civilization makes locks which that key cannot always fit at the first turn。 



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And   coming   to   know   this�察─  �said   Padre   Ignacio�察  �fixing   his   eyes   steadily 

upon Gaston�察 �you will understand how great a privilege it is to help such 

people�察�and how the sense of something accomplishedunder Godshould 

bring Contentment with Renunciation。; 

     ;Yes�察─    �said   Gaston     Villere。    Then�察   �thinking     of   himself�察    �I   can 

understand it in a man like you。; 

     ;Do not speak of me at all� ─�exclaimed the Padre�察�almost passionately。 

;But     pray   Heaven     that   you   may    find   the  thing   yourself    some    day 

Contentment with Renunciationand never let it go。; 

     ;Amen� ─�said Gaston�察�strangely moved。 

     ;That is the whole of my story�察─�the priest continued�察�with no more of 

the recent stress in his voice。 ;And now I have talked to you about myself 

quite enough。 But you must have   my confession。; He had now  resumed 

entirely his half´playful tone。 ;I was   just a little  mistaken�察�you see  too 

self´reliant�察�perhapswhen I supposed�察�in my first missionary ardor�察�that I 

could get on without any remembrance of the world at all。 I found that I 

could not。 And so I have taught the old operas to my choirsuch parts of 

them as are within our compass and suitable for worship。 And certain of 

my friends still alive at home are good enough to remember this taste of 

mine and to send me each year some of the new music that I should never 

hear   of   otherwise。   Then   we   study   these   things   also。   And   although   our 

organ is   a   miserable   affair�察  �Felipe   manages   very  cleverly  to   make   it   do。 

And   while   the   voices   are   singing   these   operas�察  �especially   the   old   ones�察�

what harm is there if sometimes the priest is thinking of something else�拭�

So there's my confession� �And now�察�whether Trovatore is come or not�察�I 

shall not allow you to leave us until you have taught all you know of it to 

Felipe。; 

     The new opera�察�however�察�had duly arrived。 And as he turned its pages 

Padre   Ignacio   was   quick   to   seize   at   once   upon   the   music   that   could   be 

taken into his church。 Some of it was ready fitted。 By that afternoon Felipe 

and his choir could have rendered ;Ah� �se l' error t' ingombra; without slip 

or falter。 

     Those   were   strange   rehearsals   of   Il   Trovatore   upon   this   California 

shore。 For the Padre looked to Gaston to say when they went too fast or 



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